Cardiac complications in preterm infants with percutaneous long lines: the importance of early diagnosis.
Percutaneous long lines, routinely used in preterm infants, can be associated with several cardiac complications such as pericardial effusion and consequent cardiac tamponade. We report three patients with pericardial effusion highlighting the importance of cardiac ultrasound monitoring to both early diagnosis and treatment.
Fusco
Francesca Paola
FP
Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. fpfusco@hotmail.com
De Carolis
Maria Pia
MP
Costa
Simonetta
S
De Rosa
Gabriella
G
Zambraro
Annaluce
A
Romagnoli
Costantino
C
D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography